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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Relevant Conference Giveaway!

When I first heard that the Relevant Conference would be happening I was thrilled to register. I have spent a good part of this year looking forward to traveling to Pennsylvania to learn and meet more people. I was very fortunate to attend several conferences this year and it has been very interesting to compare the experiences. Unfortunately, life has gotten in the way of my journey to Relevant. My father has terrible arthritis in most of his joints. He has had one hip replaced and was scheduled to have the other replaced on October 6th. I thought about selling my Relevant ticket when he scheduled that surgery, but he has already been through one and we know what to expect. And then the unexpected. His right knee has started to bother him. He started to fall. He's over six feet tall so he has a long way to the ground. Problems with his muscles and his arthritis make it terrifying when he falls. He can't necessarily catch himself.

All of this makes him sound very frail and I assure you he is not. He is hearty and funny and trapped in this body that is failing him. So they changed his hip surgery to a knee surgery. Yikes. Longer time in the hospital and longer rehab. Boo. I also have to admit that I am feeling a little "conferenced-out." I have been so fortunate to attend these conferences this year, but it has meant being away a lot. Well, maybe not a lot, but more than we are used to. I have decided to spread a little good fortune around by giving my ticket away.

I will accept entries through Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 12 noon Eastern Time. All valid entries will be entered into Random.com and a winner will be selected. The winner will be announced here, on the blog, early Saturday evening. The winner will have 24 hours to respond or another winner will be selected! Best of luck!

Tweet this ONCE a day "Win a ticket to The Relevant Conference via @amymchodges http://bit.ly/8ZzgUB "

Mention this contest and link back to this site in a blog post.

I hope the Relevant Conference is a rewarding experience for all!

***EDITED FRIDAY 10/8 TO CLARIFY #3- If you tweet on subsequent days(today and tomorrow) please leave another comment that you have tweeted! Please don't tweet more than once a day, only once will count and I don't want to clog everyone's twitter streams! I wish I had more than one ticket to give away!!*****

*******Winner Information*******
My most sincere apologies. My dad was having a very bad day at the rehab center and I wasn't able to leave there until after 7pm. (then I had to pick up dinner, family was starving!) So, drumroll please**********the winner is***********
Sprittibee!!
Please DM me the name you want me to transfer the ticket to.
I wish I had tickets so you all could go! I entered all of the entries into a spreadsheet and drew a number with Random.org. If any of you would like more information please don't hesitate to email me.

Just wanted to tell you I'm sad we won't see you at Relevant, but love that you are blessing someone else with a ticket! Praying for your dad! I already have a ticket, but if I win, I will be giving my ticket to my friend Kelly (@domesticdesign)www.domesticbydesign.com. We were college friends and haven't seen each other in 7 years. I'd love to reconnect with her at Relevant!

Putting this in the comments as well, if you tweet once a day(yesterday, today and tomorrow) please leave a comment for the new tweets so they will be added to the contest. Please don't tweet more than once a day, we don't want to clog up twitter streams. I truly wish I had more than one ticket to give!!

I'm sorry to hear about the circumstances that have led you to decide to give away your ticket. Praying that your Dad's surgery goes well. Thanks for the chance to win. I'm following via Google Reader.

My most sincere apologies. My dad was having a very bad day at the rehab center and I wasn't able to leave there until after 7pm. (then I had to pick up dinner, family was starving!) So, drumroll please**********the winner is***********Sprittibee!! Please DM me the name you want me to transfer the ticket to. I wish I had tickets so you all could go! I entered all of the entries into a spreadsheet and drew a number with Random.org. If any of you would like more information please don't hesitate to email me.

I can't go to Relevant but I just wanted to say good luck with your dad's knee surgery. My dad had it done 2 years ago, it's a long recovery but he was in so much less pain afterwards it's worth it. He'll treasure having you to help him, I'm sure!